The Adaptable Mind

The one thing I tend not to like about large, universe/life thought-provoking videos like this one is that it almost seems that the point being made is so vague and can be interpreted in so many different ways that it becomes deep. For instance, it says that people are calling my generation's economy the human economy. Then, to break down human economy, it's as simple as the five areas listed. Don't get me wrong, the five qualities definitely have a stronger impact on the economy today compared to our past, however I find it hard to categorize a human mindset with just these five. Maybe it's not the point they're trying to make, but if you take away the pretty space videos and popcorn in slow motion, the idea seems really stretched to categorize it in just five. I felt like Neil Degrasse Tyson was going to walk on screen at any minute and start talking about the universe.

For me personally, I think I'm pretty strong in the field of being human. In fact, watching the video I found I was more worried about my actual knowledge skills. Isn't the point to have the skills and knowledge of a field of work set first, then expand these new ideas with your human skills? I believe I'm really good at being a curious, creative, initiative, networking, empathetic human in life, but doing what? Then the question of how I'm going to continue the expansion of my personal growth in human skills... I'm going to be human! I'm going to keep wondering about my weird world- curiosity. I'm going to continue to be creative with my life, as it makes it a bit interesting- creativity. I'll take the initiatives with my thoughts instead of sitting with no progress- initiative. I'll interact with the people around me, considering the different dynamics of humans- multi-disciplinary thinking. Finally, I'll always be putting myself in other people's shoes- empathy. In the end, there's more to being human then a nice list of five qualities. Stop trying to pinpoint an unending concept like being human. Just go out and live it.